I'm thinking they've been there so long because of the attractive rental rates. 

So a community pool is actually more attractive to a mid-price home than a private pool.

Love their education, and they have been key to allowing us to expand out of California into Texas.If you don't mind me asking, how did you research / develop contacts / get comfortable with Northeast Ohio, and what made that market so attractive to you? 

There is high crime and low incomes in North, which do effect your investment, and the type of renter you can attract. 

There are a few other short term rental homes in the area that seem to do well but don't look nearly as attractive or private as my property.Question: Would you sell the property now or keep it and AirBNB/Vrbo short term rent it out half the year?

The agreement was for an offer price and to make the deal attractive buyer had a clause they would go over appraisal by $5k.

Multifamily properties are always more attractive because you are getting two for the price of one.

I was planning on having a pole barn built or some simple shelter on another lot to see if that may attract some buyers. 

I ended up talking to a few other investors, and one mentioned to try renting it as a very large 2br unit and drop the price a few hundred dollars to attract a different pool, and I found a qualified tenant within a day. 

"Institutional-like returns" to me is the same thing as saying "sub-par".Large assets tend to attract big money.